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The Role of Dark Matter in Galaxy Formation and Evolution
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What is the primary evidence for the existence of dark matter?
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Galaxy rotation curves
💡 Explanation:
Galaxy rotation curves show that the speed of stars in galaxies does not decrease as far as expected based on the visible matter, suggesting the presence of additional mass, i.e., dark matter.